Trolling artificial bait.



7 0 9 1 1 A .J D E T N E T A P N A M P A H C D W 7 1 9 9 3 8 0 N TROLLING ARTIFICIAL BAIT.

' APPLIGATION I ILED SEPT. 29, 1908.

I no enter. Mlh'am D. Chapman,

' MCnesses:

-UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

which are ,suchthat it aifords a pe pres, and in which WILLIAM J). CHAPMAN, or SHARP AND CHARLES J.

THERESA, SMITH, BOTH or wATERTowN. NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO FRED J.

TROLLING ARTIFICIAL BAIT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

li'atented Jan. 1, 19072 To all whom it may concern.-

kiBe it known that I,W1LLIAM D. CHAPMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Theresa, in the county of Jefferson and'State- 'of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in' Trolling Artificial Bait, of which the following is a specification. This invention relates toimprovements in artificial bait designed for use in catching fish, and the invention relates particularly to a trolling device which is so constructed that when operated the bait or lure is given a constant spinning or whirling motion.

The object of the invention is to provide a trolling device for pickerel, bass, and other which is simple, durable, effective, and inexpensive and wherein the construction, arrangement, and operation of the device is which attracts the fish, thus enabling the person using the same to catch fish without eing required to supply or employ live or other forms of perishable bait.

An important feature of the invention consistsin providing a series of simple members,

peculiarly formed and then arranged so that when the device is submerged and drawn through the Water, as by trolling the said members are caused to spin or whir and by'that means attract and lure the fish.

Another feature of the invention consists% vice is moved through the water it has the appearance and shape of a small fish attired in a bright and shiny'coating. j

The invention further consists in the' constructions and in combinations hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the "claims.

The invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying. drawings, forming apart of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of the fig- Figure 1 is ap' rspective view of my comlete trolling V e ce, shpwing the prominent eatures of the same. Fig.2 is a side'elevation of the device, showing the large outer -whirling1member, also showing in section a swivel member attached to one end of the rpetual bait or lure ;member mounted on rod 2 between 100 bait. Fig 3 is a longitudinal sectional view substantially on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, showing the construction and arrangement of the principal parts of the device, also showing manner ofconnecting the swivel. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view of the larger spinning part, showing its form before folding. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view of a sleeve forming a part of 'the spinning arts of the device. Fig. 6 is a view of a mo ified form of the device, showing but one spinning member, also showing a series of beads substituted for the smaller spinning part.

In the drawings, 2 represents a central rod or stock, which is preferably made of stiff wire of suitable gage, the opposite ends of which are formed into loops 3 and 4, which are substantially alike in size and sha e. Upon the rod or shaft 2, near the loop 3, is isposed a twin spinner 5, preferably made rom thin sheet metal in the form shown in dotted lines in Fig; 2. The spinner 5 is rovided with a central tubular part 6, to w 'ch the body is secured either by soldering or brazing. The rod or shaft 2 passes through the tube 6, thebore of the latter being somewhat larger than the diameter of the rod, so as to permit the spinner to revolve freely thereon. The tips of the rearwardly-projecting wings 7 of spinner 5 are bent or curved in opposite directions, so as to effect the revolving screw-like of this part when the device is drawn through the water. In action spinner 5 resembles the common screwropeller employed in driving water-craft. he

part 5 is held from rearward movement along the wire 2 by a sleeve 8, which is rigidly-secured to rod or shaft 2 by soldering or by other suitable means. The spinner 5 if constructed as shown in the drawings will turn the water. I

9 represents an outer whirling or spinning.

ps 3 of a strip or sheet of thin to the left when rotated by drawing it through and 4, and consists sheetmetal, preferably brass or German silver of-a thin gage, which is out and then bent or folded and applied to the device in the ner shown in Figs. 1, 2', 3, and 6. The part 9 is preferably stamped from sheet metal one piece the form' shown Fig. '4. A smal hole 10 is punched 'or hored through manwe.

the central portion of the strip 9, and when folded the hole is employed for mounting the partupon the rod or stock 2. The folding of the strip 9 in the manner shown gives the part a form resembling afish when viewed from its sides, the hole 10 representing the mouth and the points 11 the tail of the fish. In'order to securely'hold the endsll of part 9 in place and also provide a bearing upon the wire 2 for the tail of this revolving part, a small tube or sleeve 12 is rovided, the opposite sides of which are s itted or cut with a saw or otherwise to a slight depth at 12 to receive the thin edges of the points 11, which are then held in the slits of sleeve 12 by means of solder or spelter.- This completes the making of the fish-shaped spinner 9, 'exce .t that a small boss 13 18 formed on each si e of the head to represent the fishs eyes.

' operations are completed the loop 3 is formed,

and thereafter all of the parts. named will be held in o erat'ive' position. Loop 4 will act as a stop or part 9 and should be so adjusted that it will hold part 9 away or free from the forward end of spinner 5 so as not to hinder said part-from revolving freely. The sides of the member 9 are slightly convexed or ovaled, the same as the body of a fish, and the tail points 11 are curved or bent in such manner that the part will revolve by the force applied in drawing the device through the a water, the same as described for spinner 5;

but in this instance the member 9 is made to rotate to the right or inthe opposite direction.

. to that of the part 5. In folding member 9 the sides are disposed far enough apart to allow'the spinner 5 to revolve or spin freely between them. The s inning or whirling parts 5 and 9 of my troiling device are preferably finished with a bright surface on all sides, and certain parts may be painted in brilliant colors in order to make them more attractive and alluring to the fish.

A hook or any'desired numbe of hooks 1d may-be attached to the loop-40f od 2 for use in catching and holding the fish which have been lured by the bright spinning parts of the i device.

Long experience and use of fishing devices of the trolling class have shown the need ofa yielding part in the nature of a swivel or like contrivance which Should intervene between the line and the lure and hooks for the purpose of preventing the twisting or tan-gling of the line while trolling.- There are many va- "rieties of swivels which have long been in use for this purpose; but most of them are more -or less complicated and expensive. For

these reasons I have devised a simple swivel and attach it to loop 3 of wire 2. It consists of a' small tube 15, .a loopedpart 16, and an eye 17. The loop 16 is provided with a short stem 16", the inner end of which is upset or a or act with said tube. A line 18 is secured to the eye 17.

In practice the trollin device is let down in the water and thenrawn along by the the other end of tube 15,:so that ito will move line 18. As soon as the device is started the I spinning members 5 and 9 begin to rotate in opposite directions upon the shaft or Wire 2. T e effect of the double spinners in motion as described is to produce a shiny or luminous, apparently animate, bait or lure having the ap earance of a small'fish, which certain of the iar er fish, such as bass and pickerel, relish as- 00d and for which they are constantly seeking. As soon as they seethis brilliant object whirling and moving through the water they are attracted by 1t, and if they can get near enough they snap at the lure and are caught by the hooks l4.

trolling device from which I have omitted the twin spinner 5 and have substituted in its place a series of beads or globe-like parts 19. The beads are loosely mounted on the central rod 2, and may be made of any'suitable material, and they may be all of the same or each of a different color, according to taste. I In all other res ects the device shown in Fig.

6 is constructe and operates the same as the device shown and described in the other. figures.

may belmade in some 0 the parts without departing'froni the spirit of my invention, and I therefore-do not restrict. myself to the precise construction and arrangement of the same as shown and described'herein.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Let-- Itis obvious that chan es or modifications rod or shaft having integral loops formed on and a swivel attached to said rod or shaft,

substantially as described- 9s Fig. 6 represents a modified form of my 2. A trolling artificial bait, comprising a central-rod or shaft, 21 pair of spinning members concentrically arranged upon said rod or shaft adapted to rotate or spin inopposite direct'ions whenthe device is drawn through Water, and stops to limit the rearward movement of both of said spinning members, substantially as described.

in presence of'two witnesses.

WILLIAM D. CHAPMAN.

Witnesses: H BURT E. JARVIS, G110. E. Yo's'r. 

